Ghat in Haridwar

As it is mentioned in the Hindu scriptures, Haridwar is one of the highly spiritual places of Uttarakhand in India. The
sacred town is located in the foothills of the Shivaliks. The city is
also referred to as the "Gateway to the Lords". It is a very
old place for pilgrimage in Uttarakhand. In the past the site were also
known as Gangadwar, Tapovan and Mayapuri. The Hindus believe that a holy
bathe into the sacred water of the Ganga achieve "Moksha".
During the battle for nectar between Lords and Demons a few drop of
nectar fell down on the Earth at four places. These sites are known as
Haridwar, Allahabad, Nasik and Ujjain. Scince then it is the belief of
the Hindu followers that the 42 Day of the Kumbh Mela these rivers
changed into Amrit.

Popular Bathing Ghats in Haridwar

Har Ki Pauri Ghat
The Harki Pauri ghat was built up by the ancient king Vikramaditya in
the remembrance of his brother. Bhrithari was the brother of
Vikramaditya. It is conceived that the brother of the king Vikramaditya
meditated at this site. The Harki Pauri Ghat also popular as Brahmakund.
The followers don't forget to take a holy bathe into the river. The Ghat
is lighted up every evening at the time of Maha Arti.

Gau Ghat
The Gau Ghat is situated on the southern part of the Subhash Ghat.
Mythologically, the cow is known as "Kamadhenu". That fulfills
the wishes of the desires. The people reach at this site to grant
forgiveness for the sin of cow killing for foods. These formal events
were celebrated with the holy act of a donation of a cow. The act of
killing of a cow is similar, of killing to a Brahmin. On any religious
occasion people crowds the Gau Ghat for prayer. There is a fact that the
ashes of Indira Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru and Mahatma Gandhi were blew at
this ghat.

Asthi Parvath Ghat
The Asthi Parvath Ghat is located in the south of the Ganga temple.
Peoples float the ashes of the dead persons in the sacred water of Ganga
at this Ghat. They believe that as the 60000 thousand sons of Sagara got
salvation in the cool water of Ganga. People first do the prayer and
then they blow the ashes of their kin in the river. When the cannel is
closed the beggars started finding the coins and gold which is blown in
the river with the ashes.

Subhash Ghat
The Subhash Ghat is close to the Harki Pauri Ghat with a statue of
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, one of the great freedom fighter of India.
There is a voluntarily organized Sewa Samiti which provides helps to the
pilgrims as a dispensary.